Виктор Ерофеев (род. в 1947 г.) — российский писатель, литературовед, теле- и радиоведущий. Его роман «Русская красавица» был написан в начале 1980-х, но опубликован лишь в 1989-м, поскольку для тогдашнего советского общества он оказался слишком откровенным.

Три поколения дворянской семьи Можайских служат Отчизне в XIX, XX и XXI веке.

Первый том самого знаменитого французского романа ХХ века вышел более ста лет назад – в ноябре 1913 года. Роман назывался «В сторону Сванна», и его автор Марсель Пруст тогда еще не подозревал, что его детище разрастется в цикл «В поисках утраченного времени», над которым писатель будет работать до последних часов своей жизни.Читателю предстоит оценить второй роман цикла «Под сенью дев,...

The great Russian artist Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935) is known as one of the key figures in the Russian avant-garde. His painting overturns the usual ideas about art and gives birth to new meanings. Malevich belongs to those artists who said important words about the new art. Since 1915, he has been creating texts parallel to his artistic quest. A cross-cutting theme in Malevich's vocabulary is...

Between canceled dates with her long-sought-after royal consort, a second semester of the dreaded Algebra, more princess lessons from Grandmère, and the inability to stop gnawing on her fingernails, isn't there anything Mia is good at besides inheriting an unwanted royal title?

Sephy is a Cross: dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege and power. But she’s lonely, and she burns with injustice at the world she sees around her. Callum is a nought: pale-skinned and poor, he’s considered to be less than nothing, there to serve Crosses, but he dreams of a better life. They’ve been friends since they were children, and they both know that’s as far as it can...

Everett, aspiring Broadway star, hopes to nab the lead role in an Ohio theater production, but soon realizes that talent and drive can only get her so far. Brainy Ariel is flying to San Francisco for a prestigious STEM scholarship, even though her heart is in South Korea, where her sister died last year. And stable, solid Jia will be home in Flushing, juggling her parents’ Chinatown restaurant,...

Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone) Jamie’s a choke artist. There’s no way he’d ever knock on doors to ask people for their votes…until he meets Maya.

If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison. Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got...

Tori Spring isn't sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive high school) in Alice Oseman's stunning, unflinchinghonest debut novel, which first introduced her fan-favorite Heartstopper characters Nick and Charlie.

Excerpts from the book, abridged. Printed edition for children of elementary and middle school age.